Characteristics of Adult Patients With Melanoma Diagnosis <40 Years Age.
ConditionMelanoma of Skin
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age18-39
SponsorEnte Ospedaliero Ospedali Galliera
The primary objective of the study is to analyse a local cohort of patients aged 18-39 years with melanoma diagnosis in order to determine the prevalence of the disease in this age group.
Secondary objectives are the following:
* To identify risk factors associated with melanoma in young people. * To characterise the phenotype and dermoscopic features of melanoma in patients aged 18-39 years. * To analyse the relationship between the clinical and histopathological features of melanoma in young people. * To identify the mutational status of B-RAF in the sample of patients analysed.
written informed consent
age > 18 years and < 40 years
diagnosis of cutaneous melanoma even non-primary
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